In the News (Sun 18 Feb 18)

Old Trafford (given the nickname The Theatre of Dreams by Bobby Charlton) is a football stadium that serves as the home of Manchester United.

Located in the borough of Trafford in Greater Manchester, it has been United's permanent home since 1910 apart from an eight year forced exile when the stadium was bombed in 1941.

Old Trafford is by far the largest club ground in Britain and is all-seater, which is a legal requirement of all higher league British club grounds and new stadium developments since the Taylor Report in the early 1990s.

The name of Trafford derives from the de Trafford Family, who held most of the lands in the borough since medieval times, including Stretford, Urmston and Dunham Massey, and whose emblem, the Griffin, is represented in the BoroughCoat of Arms.

Trafford is also home to the Trafford Centre, North West England's largest indoor shopping complex, and the Imperial War Museum North, which faces Salford's Lowry Centre across the Manchester Ship Canal.

Trafford Park is some 1,183 acres, originally parkland with deer, and Trafford Hall as its centre.

Some of Trafford Park's earliest constructions were wooden grain silos built by the Hovis Flour Mill (now Rank Hovis McDougal) to receive the corn from America and Canada which would feed the population of Manchester.

Trafford Park has continued to grow throughout the years, and has offset many of the worst effects of depression on employment in Manchester.

Trafford C.V.S. is an independent voluntary organisation registered with the Charity Commissioners.

We also represent the Trafford voluntary and community sector in a wide range of local, regional and national arenas and produce a quarterly newsletter.

Trafford C.V.S. also has 2 rooms at Cadman House for hire at competitive rates, consisting of one large upstairs meeting room, which can accommodate 25-30 and a smaller downstairs room for 10-15 people.

During a raid on nearby Trafford Park industrial estate, on the night of 11 March 1941, German bombs landed on the ground, virtually destroying the Main Stand, part of the terracing and badly scorching the pitch.

Old Trafford's 50,000 capacity was reduced considerably during the 18-month programme of development was undertaken to upgrade the ground.

The summer of 1996 saw the European Championship in England, Old Trafford was of the venues, and was the venue for the semi-final clash between France and The Czech Republic.

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Penn-Trafford Star(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)

Varrato, who was hired as a part-time officer in 1999, claims he was unfairly suspended and subsequently fired from his position as a part-time officer in March.

Susan Williams, Varrato's attorney, said in October of 2004, Mayor Mary Dobos changed the locks on the Trafford Police station building and didn't provide her client with a copy.

Because Trafford officers are required to make a list of their availability at the station before their schedules are created, Varrato was subsequently not scheduled to work.

TraffordBorough Council shall make a print of the map marked "Map referred to in the Borough of Trafford (Electoral Changes) Order 2004" available for inspection at its offices by any member of the public at any reasonable time.

The Electoral Registration Officer[10] for the borough shall make such rearrangement of, or adaptation of, the register of local government electors as may be necessary for the purposes of, and in consequence of, this Order.

The changes have effect in relation to local government elections to be held on and after the ordinary day of election of councillors in 2004.

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TheFA.com - The Venue: Old Trafford(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)

The Old Trafford site in the west of Manchester was selected when United's Bank Street ground was deemed too hemmed in to satisfy their ambitions, and by 1910 a fine 80,000 capacity stadium had arisen from the drawing board of Scotsman Archibald Leitch.

Major structural developments were thwarted by the depression of the 1930s and WWII bomb damage, but the chance to stage 3 World Cup 1966 fixtures provided the impetus for a new masterplan to be drawn up, which notably incorporated private boxes for the first time in a European stadium.

The masterplan was completed in 1994, with Old Trafford transformed into an impressive cantilevered all-seater bowl, but with demand for tickets out-stripping supply an increase in capacity was required.

Old Trafford was a venue for the 1966 World Cup and also held the 1970 FA Cup Final replay between Chelsea and Leeds.

The Old Trafford design master plan of the 1960's was now complete and the stadium was a perfect bowl, but with United more popular than ever the reduced 44,000 capacity was just too small.

Many claim the atmosphere at Old Trafford is not as good as it once was, ironically it is the legend of the Old Trafford atmosphere that has brought the tourists yet they are partly responsible for its decline.

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De Trafford Winery is situated on the beautiful Mont Fleur farm set at the top of a dramatic valley above Stellenbosch, 380m up between the Stellenbosch and Helderberg mountains, right at the end of the Blaauwklip road, between Stellenbosch and Somerset West.

The history of wine growing on this mountain farm started with the purchase of the property in 1976 by the Trafford family as inaccessible grazing land.

Many of the high altitude slopes were deemed suitable for high quality red grape varieties.